"Mastectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts.
| Descriptor ID |
D008408
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.466
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| Concept/Terms |
Mastectomy- Mastectomy
- Mastectomies
- Mammectomy
- Mammectomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastectomy" by people in Profiles.
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The Effect of Intraoperative Systemic Lidocaine on Postoperative Persistent Pain Using Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials Criteria Assessment Following Breast Cancer Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Pain Pract. 2018 03; 18(3):350-359.
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Perioperative Dexamethasone and the Development of Chronic Postmastectomy Pain: A Single-Center Observational Cohort Study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2015 Sep-Oct; 40(5):539-44.
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TNF inhibitors to treat ulcerative colitis in a metastatic breast cancer patient: a case report and literature review. World J Gastroenterol. 2014 May 21; 20(19):5912-7.
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Lack of association between breast reconstructive surgery and the development of chronic pain after mastectomy: a propensity matched retrospective cohort analysis. Breast. 2014 Aug; 23(4):329-33.
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Factors associated with the development of chronic pain after surgery for breast cancer: a prospective cohort from a tertiary center in the United States. Breast J. 2014 Jan-Feb; 20(1):9-14.
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Current comprehensive assessment and management of women at increased risk for breast cancer. Am J Surg. 2004 Mar; 187(3):349-62.